I never want to get to that level of poverty where taking a bath has to be a hot-pot experience.

Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.

At the end of the day, I don't release any records that I'm not proud to put my name on. I never got to that point.

It's funny, I can see the science in how music is made with other artists, but it's hard for me to dissect my own thing.

I think all of this—The Roots and DJing included—was meant to prepare me for The Tonight Show.

We have to get back to "we." It's important to get back to "we" not just "I."

Time will tell. Time is always telling. Time never stops telling.